THE HOLY SPIRIT

THE HOLY SPIRIT

Have you ever been just sitting there and all of a sudden you feel like doing something nice for someone you care for? THAT'S GOD talking to you through the Holy Spirit.

Have you ever been down and out and nobody seems to be around for you to talk to? THAT'S GOD wanting you to talk to Him.

Have you ever received something wonderful that you didn't even ask for, like money in the mail, a debt that had mysteriously been cleared, or a coupon to a department store where you had just seen some thing you needed, but couldn't afford? THAT'S GOD knowing the desires of your heart.

Have you ever been in a situation and you had no clue how it was going to get better, how the hurting could stop, how the pain would ease, but now you look back on it . THAT'S GOD passing us through tribulation to see a brighter day.

Do you think that this e-mail was accidentally sent to you?

Keep this going. You have no idea which one of Your e-mail buddies could use a little hope today

Dear God...

I know you're watching over me
And I'm feeling truly blessed
For no matter what I pray for
You always know what's best!
I have this circle of E-mail friends,
Who mean a lot to me;
Some days I 'send' and 'send,'
At other times, I let them be.

I am so blessed to have these friends,
With whom I've grown so close;
So this little poem I dictate to them,
Because to me they are the 'Most'!

When I see each name download,
And view the message they've sent;
I know they've thought of me that day,
And 'well wishes' were their intent...

So to you, my friends, I would like to say,
Thank you for being a part;
Of all my daily contacts,
This comes right from my heart..

God bless you all is my prayer today,
I'm honored to call you 'friend';
I pray God will keep you safe,
Until we write again.
IN GOD WE TRUST!!

STUPID SALESPEOPLE!!

I have carpel in both my hands and it hurts to hold onto a phone or other object for very long. My fingers go to sleep and have sharp pains in them and my palms. I needed something to help with holding the office phone in my hands. I went to Office Max to get a headset that I could plug into the handset on the office phone. I told the salesman what I needed and he helped me find it. I bought it. When I got back to the office I discovered the office phone had no connection port for the cord on the headset. I was surprised because the last phone I had at home had one.
Danny and I had to go to Wal-mart that evening so we checked while we were there and they didn't have any phones that had the connection port either. Checked at Office Max in Inverness and their display was a winged one with all their phones (about 40 or more) displayed on the wings and in the middle was a display of corded headsets. What was unbelievable was that there was not one single phone in their display that these headsets would connect to. When I asked the salesman what was the use of having this display, he said, "I guess they want you to get disgusted enough to purchase one of these." At which point he showed me the display of wireless headsets costing from $125.00 to $399.00.
Of course, I looked at him like he had lost all his marbles. I said, " if I bought one of those my boss would fire me on the spot." Don't know what I'm gonna do now. But I just don't understand the reasoning behind selling an item to someone when you know it's not going to work. Just saying!!!

The Need

I have a need to blog. My feelings have been hurt to the core. I am feeling so angry right now that I can hardly breath. What is worse is that I am the type of person that can not intentionally hurt someone and I know that if I say something I will loose control and say very hurtful things. And they will have serious repercussions. So I think that the best thing to do is keep silent and let it eat me alive. And I ask God to forgive me for the resentful need I feel to hurt back.

Lifetime Changes

Well, as some of you already know Danny and I have left his beloved mountains of NC and moved to my beloved flatlands of Florida. It was necessary for more than one reason. I lost my job back in Dec 2009 and Danny lost his in Dec 2010. Prospects had not looked good for me at all and were looking even worse for Danny. Then we got letters from the ESC of NC that stated since the unemployment rate had decreased (about 1/2 of a percent) in NC, that the Federal Gov't would not longer support the extended benefits program. I was on extended and Danny would have needed it about 6 weeks later. So seeing that we were running out of time, we had to make a life changing decision. An opportunity opened up in Inglis, FL and we applied.
So here we are back in Florida, closer to my family but further from his. It's always hard being away from the people you love, especially when, now it includes your own children and grand-children. But we are adults, and we will survive. It is also great for my asthma. I have been doing a lot better since we got here. And we are both gainfully employed ( thank you Lord).
There is a small problem with my blog though. The name says "Hodges on the Hill". Well, we're not on the hill anymore, so I guess next time you see this blog, I will be changing the name. I could use a little help though. I have thought about, "Hodges in the Flats" or Hodges on the River ( Withlacoochee River across the road). Or something like that. I just don't know, so I'm open for suggestions.
It's good to be back, I'm loving it here. It's quiet, peaceful and the work is not that hard.

A MUST READ

Catching Wild Pigs

A chemistry professor in a large college had some exchange students in the class. One day while the class was in the lab the Professor noticed one young man (exchange student) who kept rubbing his back, and stretching as if his back hurt.

The professor asked the young man what was the matter. The student told him he had a bullet lodged in his back. He had been shot while fighting communists in his native country who were trying to overthrow his country's government and install a new communist government.

In the midst of his story he looked at the professor and asked a strange question. He asked, 'Do you know how to catch wild pigs?'

The professor thought it was a joke and asked for the punch line. The young man said this was no joke. 'You catch wild pigs by finding a suitable place in the woods and putting corn on the ground. The pigs find it and begin to come everyday to eat the free corn. When they are used to coming every day, you put a fence down one side of the place where they are used to coming. When they get used to the fence, they begin to eat the corn again and you put up another side of the fence. They get used to that and start to eat again. You continue until you have all four sides of the fence up with a gate in The last side. The pigs, who are used to the free corn, start to come through the gate to eat, you slam the gate on them and catch the whole herd.

Suddenly the wild pigs have lost their freedom. They run around and around inside the fence, but they are caught. Soon they go back to eating the free corn. They are so used to it that they have forgotten how to forage in the woods for themselves, so they accept their captivity.

The young man then told the professor that is exactly what he sees happening to America . The government keeps pushing us toward socialism and keeps spreading the free corn out in the form of programs such as supplemental income, tax credit for unearned income, tobacco subsidies, welfare, medicine, drugs, etc.. While we continually lose our freedoms -- just a little at a time.

One should always remember: There is no such thing as a free lunch! Also, a politician will never provide a service for you cheaper than you can do it yourself.

Also, if you see that all of this wonderful government 'help' is a problem confronting the future of democracy in America , you might want to send this on to your friends. If you think the free ride is essential to your way of life then you will probably delete this email, but God help you when the gate slams shut!


"A government big enough to give you everything you want, is big enough to take away everything you have" Thomas Jefferson

APPLE BUTTER

It's apple time again! Yeahhhhhh!! Tina picked me three buckets of apples yesterday at a friends house and I started peeling and cutting as soon as we got home. The first run was 34 jars. I'm so excited. I still have a bucket and a half. Lots more to come.
I can hear them sealing from here. Pop, Pop, Pop!!! I love the sound of canning jars sealing. Have I said that before!! LOL

Late Night Visitor

The other night we were just sitting around. I was playing on the computer and Brenda was watching TV in her room. We kept hearing this odd noise and the dogs started to bark toward the front windows. We went to investigate and found this beautiful Regal Moth flying around outside the front of the house.









You can see by the size this is a pretty big specimen. They can get up to 6 inches across. They are one of the largest moths in North America.











As you can see by this picture, the Regal Moth is truly regal. The larval stage is called a Hickory Horned Devil. Although they look quite foreboding, they are actually not mean or dangerous.